(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
actinautographic
actinautographic
adj
(obsolete, photography) That produces a developable impression on light-sensitive material without contact
actinautography
actinautography
noun
(obsolete, photography) The production of an actinautographic image
actinopterygious
acupuncturing
acupuncturing
verb
present participle of acupuncture
acutangular
acutangular
adj
(geometry) acute-angled.
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
adjuring
adjuring
noun
adjuration
verb
present participle of adjure
adjustoring
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
adventuring
adventuring
noun
adventure
verb
present participle of adventure
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aerogun
aerogun
noun
(dated) An antiaircraft cannon.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterguns
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
agincourt
agoranomus
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agranulocytosis
agranulocytosis
noun
(pathology) An acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia, particularly of neutrophils, causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.
agranuloplastic
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agribusinesses
agribusinesses
noun
plural of agribusiness
aground
aground
adj
(by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out
(nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
aguardiente
aguardiente
noun
A kind of brandy made in Spain and Portugal.
A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque, found in Central and South America as well as the southwestern United States.
agynarious
ahungered
ahungered
adj
pinched with hunger; very hungry
ahungry
ahungry
adj
hungry (for)
airbrushing
airbrushing
verb
present participle of airbrush
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
alfraganus
alginuresis
alginuresis
noun
Painful urination; dysuria.
alluring
alluring
adj
Having the power to allure.
noun
The action of the verb allure.
verb
present participle of allure
alluringly
alluringly
adv
In an alluring manner.
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
altenburg
aluminographic
aluminographic
adj
Relating to aluminography.
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aminoglutaric
aminoglutaric
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a glutaric group
amphicarpogenous
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
anangular
anangular
adj
Containing no angle.
anapterygotous
anatomicochirurgical
anatomicosurgical
anatomicosurgical
adj
Relating to anatomy and surgery.
androgametangium
androgenous
androgenous
adj
(biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing androgens; androgenic
Misspelling of androgynous.
androgeus
androginous
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
androgynous
androgynous
adj
(of a connector or docking port) Able to connect to another connector or port of the same type, rather than being restricted to connecting to solely male or solely female connectors or ports.
Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
Possessing qualities of both sexes.
Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anepigraphous
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiocavernous
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioneurotic
angioneurotic
adj
(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting blood vessels and nerves
angiophorous
angiopressure
angiospermatous
angiospermatous
adj
Alternative form of angiospermous
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
angostura
angostura
noun
A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.
Angostura bitters
angraecum
anguier
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
anguillaria
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguimorpha
angular
angular
adj
(figuratively) Sharp and stiff in character.
(organic chemistry) Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).
Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner
Lean, lank.
Measured by an angle.
Relating or pertaining to an angle or angles.
Sharp-cornered; pointed.
Ungraceful; lacking grace.
noun
(anatomy) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.
angulare
angularia
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angularization
angularization
noun
The process of making something angular.
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
angularly
angularly
adv
In an angular manner
angularness
angularness
noun
The state or quality of being angular.
anguliferous
angulinerved
angulometer
angulometer
noun
An instrument for measuring exterior angles.
angurboda
anguria
angustirostrate
angustura
angustura
noun
Archaic form of angostura.
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
anhungry
anhungry
adj
(obsolete, rare) Hungry.
anitrogenous
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
ansgarius
antherogenous
anthropogenous
anthropogenous
adj
having its origin in the activities of mankind; particularly, referring to environmental alterations resulting from the presence or activities of humans
of or pertaining to anthropogeny
anthropophagous
anthropophagous
adj
Who practices anthropophagy; cannibal.
anthropophagously
anthropophagously
adv
In an anthropophagous manner.
anthropophagus
anthropophagus
noun
A man-eater; a cannibal.
anthropurgic
antiangular
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
antiburglar
antiburglar
adj
Opposing or countering burglars.
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
anticoagulator
antidrug
antidrug
adj
Against drugs; advocating against drug use.
antiguerilla
antiguggler
antigyrous
antiliturgic
antiliturgical
antiliturgically
antiliturgist
antiliturgy
antineuralgic
antineuralgic
adj
(pharmacology) Counteracting neuralgia.
noun
(pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts neuralgia.
antirecruiting
antirecruiting
adj
Opposing recruiting campaigns, for example by the military.
antireducing
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antireligiously
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antisuffragist
antisuffragist
noun
One who opposes suffrage.
antitragicus
antitragicus
noun
(anatomy) In the human musculoskeletal system of the ear, a part that arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.
antitragus
antitragus
noun
(anatomy) A projection on the lower posterior portion of the auricle of the ear opposite the tragus.
anurag
anurag
Proper noun
name used by many people in or from India.
anzengruber
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aquafarming
aquafarming
noun
(agriculture) aquaculture
aquagreen
aqualunger
aqualunger
noun
A diver who uses an aqualung.
arachnophagous
araguane
arapunga
arapunga
noun
Alternative form of araponga
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.